Operation Petticoat

Blake Edwards, setting out to prove war is indeed hell, but also pink. A submarine commander must run a tight ship with nurses aboard during wartime. It might not sink, but the film perhaps runs long.

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Blake Edwards directed Operation Petticoat in 1959. See Blake Edwards's full filmography, where to start with Blake Edwards, or where to go after you've seen everything by Blake Edwards.

Operation Petticoat was released in 1959 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.